Wolfgang, the Wolfboy…
Thora, The Bug Girl...
The Lagoon Boy, Tad…
Miss Scarlet, the vampire…
And the robot moppet Nicole…
Class is in session for the Mad Scientist Academy. It’s the students first day and their new teacher is Dr. Cosmic. Though he’s a mad scientist, he’s also a pretty bad one. None of his experiments seem to go right and his newest exhibit on dinosaurs has a lot of bugs in the system.
While Dr. Cosmic searches for his missing pet dinosaur, Oscar, the children are tasked with answering a series of riddles based on the robotic dinos placed throughout the exhibit. Something causes the dinosaurs to run amok. As a result, the pupils must find the off switch before the entire school comes crashing down. Armed with their new hi-tech textbooks, their wits, and Wolfgang’s lunch, can the kids save the school from disaster or will they become a T-Rex’s next meal?
The Dinosaur Disaster is the first in a new series of books by author/ illustrator Matthew McElligott. This book mixes humor, monsters, and science to create a book that was both entertaining and educational. This book made learning really fun, even to an old war horse like me who has watched his share of the Jurassic Park movies.
This book was published in 2015 and McElligott just released book two of the series- The Weather Disaster in May. Be sure to check out his website. It’s got lots of great videos, activities, and cool experiments to try at home. But if you decide to become like Dr. Cosmic, be sure to have an adult on hand for safety’s sake just in case.
A great graphic novel series that’s got lots of promise. And from looking at some of the other books McElligott has written, I wanna check out his Benjamin Franklinstein series that combines history with silly monsterized versions of famous people.
Like the back cover says Mad Scientist Academy is “packed with monstrous facts and ferocious fun’ but there’s nothing here that should scare the adventurous reader in your home.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
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